Prince Charles could become king… of ROMANIA after revealing he is related to Vlad the Impaler

Prince Charles could finally become king… of ROMANIA, thanks to his ancestor Vlad the Impaler

Related: Speculation has mounted that Prince Charles could be crowned king of Romania after he revealed in a recent interview that he is related to bloodthirsty Romanian ruler Vlad the Impaler

Connections: Prince Charles further cemented his links with Romania when he held a private meeting with Romanian tourism minister Elena Uldrea at Clarence House last week

Links: Queen Elizabeth met Romanian President Ion Iliescu, at Buckingham Palace in 2004 (left) – but her ties with the monarchy are stronger – she is third cousin to Romania”s King Michael (right) who reigned from 1927 to 1930 and again from 1940 to 1947 – but was forced to abdicate by the country”s new Communist leaders

Iron fist: Romania endured decades of communist government, most notably under Nicolae Ceausescu who ruled from 1965 until he was deposed and executed in 1989

Passionate: Charles paid 18,000 for this property in the heritage site of Viscri in 2005, and has since holidayed there every year